Balint syndrome
MONDO:0018211Balint syndrome is a rare neurologic disease characterized by the triad of optic ataxia, ocular apraxia and simultanagnosia due to posterior parietal lobe lesions. Patients report ophthalmologic difficulties in the absence of underlying ophthalomologic anomalies and present severe visual and spatial disabilities in locating and reaching objects, initiating voluntary eye movements and perceiving more than one object at a time.
Also known as: Balint-Holmes syndrome, optic ataxia-gaze apraxia-simultanagnosia syndrome, psychic paralysis of visual fixation
2 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 2 tagged with Balint syndrome itself.
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Scientists probe Brain's role in movement and perception
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how a brain area called the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) helps us move and perceive the world. Researchers will compare people with optic ataxia, a condition caused by PPC damage, to healthy volunteers. Participants will perform simple tasks like pointing a…
Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Scientists probe the Brain's brakes: can attention control inhibition?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study investigates how attention influences the brain's ability to inhibit or stop actions. Researchers will test 120 participants, including healthy volunteers and people with conditions like ADHD or stroke-related neglect, using computer-based tasks that measure eye and ha…
Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC